Archive for January 11th, 2013
11
Jan
SELLING SPONSORS ON A NEW TV SHOW!
Screenwriter, novelist, and television producer Rod Serling pitched his new
science fiction TV series, The Twilight Zone, to prospective advertisers in
the spring of 1959. This was before the pilot episode, “Where Is Everybody?”
was shown to them.
11
Jan
THE FIRST SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY
Alexander Hamilton (January 11, 1755 or 1757 – July 12, 1804)
Alexander Hamilton was a Founding Father and the first Secretary of
the Treasury of the United States in the administration of President
George Washington. He was also one of America’s first constitutional
lawyers and the founder of the American Federalist party..
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11
Jan
MAGAZINE DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1902
Popular Mechanics is a popular technology magazine, which was first
published by H. H. Windsor, and has been owned since 1958 by the
Hearst Corporation. There are nine international editions. Popular
Mechanics features regular sections on automotive, home, science,
outdoors, and technology topics.
Editor, Henry Haven Windsor
(November 13, 1859 – May 11, 1924)
January, 2013 issue
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